Valencia County, NM is governed by a three-member board of county commissioners. The members are elected to four-year terms in partisan elections and the board sets local policy on a variety of issues. The county has also recently taken steps to increase civic engagement by introducing new voting methods such as early voting and absentee ballots. Residents of Valencia County have the privilege to shape their own political landscape with their vote and voice in local government. Local politics often revolve around issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure improvement. The county also works closely with other municipalities in the region to ensure that all citizens receive fair representation and access to essential services.
The political climate in Valencia County, NM is somewhat conservative.
In Valencia County, NM 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valencia county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Valencia county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valencia County, NM is somewhat conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately liberal.
New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Valencia, New Mexico: r R d d r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Valencia County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,102 contributions totaling $208,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $134,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)